NORTH BERGEN – Beginning Thursday, March 28, shoppers can use a new discount grocery store: ALDI at 8101 Tonnelle Ave. in North Bergen. It will offer ALDI exclusive brands and high-quality grocery items.

“As ALDI continues to grow in the Newark-area, we are pleased to open this new location to help more customers stretch their dollars even further,” said Bob Grammer, Center Valley division vice president for ALDI. “As important as price is, there’s only one way to attract and keep shoppers: You have to have quality products. When people try our ALDI exclusive brands, they are surprised by the savings and impressed by the quality.”

To celebrate the new North Bergen store, ALDI will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 28, to which the public is invited to attend and sample ALDI exclusive brand products, tour the store and shop for their favorite grocery items. Additionally, guests can enter an on-site sweepstakes for a chance to win ALDI gift certificates.

The newest location will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. ALDI accepts cash, debit and EBT cards.

ALDI has more than 1,200 U.S. stores located in 32 states. Over the last several years, ALDI has added approximately 50-80 new stores each year, expanding the ability to bring grocery savings to more people every day.

I've been using Aldi at the shore for a couple of years. Their products beat store brands and in many cases are better than national brands. On an average shopping trip I save about 40% over Shop Rite. I do still go to Shop Rite for items Aldi doesn't carry, but my overall food bill has gone down tremendously. Glad to see them coming to Hudson County. They are a German Company and I believe their parent company also operates Trader Joe's. Note that they do not take credit cards. Cash or debit only.